The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-05-09
ITEMS IN THREE STATES.
GEORGIA, florida AND SOUTH
CAROLINA PUT IN TYPE.

a Marion County Boy Searching for
Treasure He Dreamed About-The
Counterfeit Shower Now in Jail at
Macon Wanted in Alabama-A Prom
Using Three-Year-Old Georgia Raised
Colt.
GEORGIA
More money is spent in Fort Gaines every
week for liquor than for provisions.
The escaped convict mentioned some
weeks ago is still hanging around Elberton.
The Spalding Greys, of Griffin, have been
drilling every night preparatory to going to
Macon.
The Ebony Marble Company, located
about six or seven miles from Rome, lifted
their first piece of stone Friday.
The rain last week improved the oat crop
in Marion county considerably, but unless
it has good seasons soon it will not pan out
well
There has been ninety-two cases of
measles at the factory at Carrollton this
spring and out of the number two have
died, Mr.. Holder and Mrs. Crider.
Samuel Neill, of Carrollton says that he
was in twenty seven battles during the late
war and wounded seven times and was cap
tured three days before Lees surrender.
Rev W. NJ Harris, of Elberton, has &C
cepted the call to the Washington church,
and has begun his pastoral career. He will
shortly remove his family to that city.
At a shooting match at Rome Thursday
W. NJ. Towers broke forty EIGHT clay
pigeons out of fifty, and out of the same
number of shots Bruce Carey broke forty
one.
The Baptist church at Danielsville has de
cided to build a house of worship, at cost
Of@ Aha Lot halo IN tha Mo
sonic lodge, but short distance from the
court house.
1t is rumored that the Southern Express
Company is making an effort to get the ex-
press business on the Rome and Carollton
railroad. The Baltimore and Ohio is also
trying to get this business.
Charlie w. Griffin, of the Sixth district of
Carroll county, can say what very few men
can say, and that is that he never took a
drink of whisky, chew of tobacco orsmoked
. a pipe in his life, and he is now between SO
and "a years of age.
& Arrangements have been made to seat
(which begin at Rome on May Is. 1t is ex-
pected that immense crowds will flock to
Rome TO hear the revivalist. There will be
Produced fare ON all the railroads.
81 At Oxford Friday was gala day, as the
annual celebration Of the Newton County
Sunday School Association occurred at that
time and the attendance was unusually
large, all of the twenty -four schools COM
posing the association being represented.
William Pitcher, of Americas, had fine
jack and colt. The jack broke into the
pen with the colt one night last week, and
the two got fighting. In the morning the
jack was found dead, having been kicked to
death by the colt, which was not injured
much.
81 Townsville Times: Our Clyattville cor
Respondent thinks he has been to school to
esse James What "Dic Tate" says about
Howard alias James is interesting. We re-
member that the same individual, we think
IL was, came through Valdosta on his de-
parture from Clyatville, and registered at
Stuart's Hotel from Hell" 1t was the talk
of the town, and we all agreed that it was a
coarse proceeding for school teacher. Some
& thought him crazy,
Francis p Lynn, who has been working
for William Longsworth at Townsville for
some time, happened to a very painful acct
dent several days ago, which will lay him
workman in carrying large sill, his part
ner threw his end down too soon, which, of
course, caused Lynn's shoulder to receive a
shock. The sill was thrown from his shout
der to the ground when it rebounded, stri5-
ing and breaking his arm.
NJ J. Hotcher, of Rome, has Just returned
from ten days visit to Washington, and
he reports that he has the boss invention in
running gear for vehicles. He went quietly
TO work and built a wagon without a bolt
and tap in it, whereas the wagons of usual
make have seven to eight dozen in them.
He has a reversible spindle and hollow
wright iron axle that competent machinist
think win revolutionize wagon making. He
will perfect the details in a few days and
get to work. He has a patent on the inven-
ton.
The third annual celebration of the Rome
Board of Trade will be a very enjoyable
affair. At 10 o'clock tomorrow morning
there will be a reception at the city hall and
an address of welcome by Hon. Luton A.
Dean. At II o'clock a ride through the
city; at j a barbecue and Brunswick stew;
at 4 in the afternoon the parade of the fire
department; at 4:30 p. m. steamboat ride
down the Coosa On the boat there will be
refreshments and toastS to the following
cities: Montgomery, Birmingham, Annis-
ton, Atlanta, Macon, Savannah, Chattanoo-
ga and Gadsden.
Tom Virgins has been vigorously digging
about his mothers premises at Buena Vista
for the past several days looking for a hid
den treasure. This is all the result of q
dream, or dreams Three members of Mrs.
Virgins family, and one member of Judge
LOVES IetIully, nave uredIlleu UnaU Il treasure
in the way of gold coin is buried somewhere
under the house. One member of Mrs.
Virgins family got so near the treasure
in the dream-that il was said to be buried
by the side of an old stump. Tom says he
don't believe much in dreams, but he is
going to give the matter a fair trial.
Dan Davis, the Sheriff of Webster, was in
Americas Friday on his return from Macon.
He says that Barclay, alias Price, alias
Courtney, alias Barker, alias Bartlette and
dozen other aliases, is much wanted in
Alabama, they have written to the Tn ed
States Marshal for him. The court desires
TO know for what crime he is wanted there,
and if it is greater than he has committed
in Georgia, he will go TO the United States
District Court of that State if it is not he
will be tried in Macon, as they wish to try
him for his heaviest offense. 1t is matter
for the United States Court to decide, and
the wretched fellow is bound for the "happy
land Of Canaan" when the court strikes his
case
At Augusta Saturday the operatives Of
the Graniteville Manufacturing Company
sent petition TO President H. Hickman
for an advance in wages Two years ago
wages were reduced Is per cent, and at the
time the President promised them an in
crease as soon as the factory paid dividend
About a week ago a semi-annual dividend
of per cent. was paid, and as the opera
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